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New State, in the heart of the 16th Street Plaza District in OKC, had its official opening in the summer and has grilled its way to the top by quickly becoming the place to grab a great burger and a generous sip from the bar. The cozy space, with a relaxed atmosphere and an uncomplicated, thoughtful menu, offers myriad burgers...

Festivals, Cruises and Pumpkins

Cheesy in the best ways, the Oct. 11-12 Watonga Cheese Festival features parades, hayrides, a pumpkin patch and quirky contests. Color fills the sky Oct. 18-19 at the Poteau Balloon Festival with tethered balloon rides, great eats and myriad entertainment. Get festive aboard Oklahoma River Cruises’ Haunt the River rides, leaving from downtown OKC’s Exchange Landing from Oct. 11 to 26. And...

Past, Personal Connections

Ironies abound with Oklahoma’s oldest continuously active military base and its longtime historian. Fort Sill, just north of Lawton, is the state’s only remaining post constructed during the Indian Wars of the 1800s, according to Towana Spivey, who curated, interpreted and directed its museum from 1982 to 2011. Oklahoma, today, prides itself on Native culture, but the federal government certainly didn’t...
Equipment is essential to a kitchen’s success. At the center island, loved ones watch the cook craft a party or a simple supper. The cramped, shoebox kitchen is history. Homeowners want open, fluid spaces from the living and formal dining areas into the kitchen, often designed with an outdoor view to start or end the day. The master bath, on...

Musically Full of Hot Air

You’ll never get labeled as ordinary if you perform in a bagpipe band, whose members can come from all walks of life and, on occasion, without any experience with the instrument. “The Great Highland bagpipe, as it is officially known, isn’t the easiest instrument to play, but it is definitely one of the most thrilling,” says Cody Wagnon, pipe major...

Pumpkin Paradise

The pumpkins sometimes come from Kansas, but the fun is homegrown at festive patches and farms around the state.  Pumpkin farms provide what autumn lovers need for pie baking and decorating, and attractions such as hayrides, corn mazes and animal barnyards provide spaces for family fun. “People like the atmosphere, and especially being with the animals,” says Joyce Carmichael, who owns...

Rising from the Depths

Rising water isn’t typically a problem for a submarine – in fact, it’s a necessity. These mammoth instruments of war are designed to submerge and dive to crushing depths in the ocean. However, when flooding in May reached historic levels in Muskogee, staff and volunteers at War Memorial Park, including executive director Brent Trout, worried about their submarine, the USS...
It’s not unusual for a museum of natural history to have bones or fossils from extinct creatures. However, at Skeletons – Museum of Osteology, the remains on display are from species that can be found today. At the Oklahoma City museum, you can see hundreds of skeletons of animals from all over the world – from hippos and rhinos to...

Will It Play on Peoria?

Getting up and down Tulsa’s bustling Peoria Avenue by bus should become quick and comfortable as the city moves forward with an innovative rapid-transit system. Every 15 minutes, a bright turquoise bus emblazoned with the name Aero – an homage to Tulsa’s aeronautic history – will pull up to one of 50 stops along the street. The route stretches 12...

Bonds Through Battles

Many people love to play Call of Duty or other first-person shooter video games from the comfort of their homes, but many step onto the battlefield for live-action simulations of war. Airsoft is similar to any team-oriented, objective-based video game, but participants play face-to-face with real people outside. Airsoft originated in the 1970s in Japan as a way for firearm enthusiasts...